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English: Entrance gate to Hulda Klager Lilac Gardens, a botanical garden and national historic site in Woodland, Washington. The sign on the lower left reads "$2 Entry Fee - CHILDREN UNDER 12 FREE". The sign on the upper left reads "GATEKEEPER IS OUT - PLEASE PUT $2 IN BOX INSIDE GATE AT RT". The two signs on the right read "NO PETS" and "THE FRAGRANCE IS LOVELY THIS TIME OF YEAR. SO SMOKERS PLEASE-LEAVE YOUR BUTTS HERE." The sign in the center reads as follows:

READ THIS....Please.
<-- This is Eartha Riche, our head gardener. She is
very strong because she works so hard. She is also
grumpy for the same reason. The only time we see her
smile is when she catches someone breaking the rules.
We suspect she uses rule breakers to fertilize the garden,
but we're afraid to ask. She is always lurking in the
bushes hoping to catch rule breakers, so please read
and follow the rules. We just hate to lose our guests.

1. No running or climbing trees or shrubs. No playing in the flower beds.
This is not a playground.
2. Stay on the paths when you can. Eartha does not
take kindly to trampled plants.
3. No smoking or alchohol allowed. Eartha will not
tolerate either of these.
4. Do not pick leaves, flowers or branches. This
REALLY ticks Eartha off.
5. No pets, no matter how cute or well behaved. You
don't want to know what Eartha does to pets.
6. Be kind to our workers. Nearly all are unpaid volunteers.
Friends or members of the Hulda Klager Lilac Society.
7. The gardens are open daily from 10 A.M. to 4 P.M. during
Lilac Days. You had better leave then. You don't
want to meet Eartha after the gates close.

Eartha says:
DON'T MESS WITH
HULDA'S GARDEN